Abstract:Objective To timely and dynamicallyknow the reasons for illness-induced school absence in primary and secondary school students, and to early warn and predict the key diseases and injuries. Methods With the Direct Internet Reporting System for Illness-induced School Absence in Shanghai, we analyzed the basic situation of illness-induced school absence, distribution of disease causes, and the incidence of infectious diseases and accidentalinjuries among pupils and middle school students in Pudong New District in the 2014 academic year. Results The peak incidence for illness-induced school absence in primary and secondary school students occurred in winte, and the main diseases reported were fever and fever complicated by other symptoms (39.51%) as well as respiratory tract symptoms and diseases (38.93%). The top 5 infectious diseases were chickenpox (36.69%, 990/2,698), influenza (25.65%, 692/2,698), hand-foot-mouth disease (18.75%, 506/2,698), scarlet fever (11.97%, 323/2,698) and mumps (4.93%, 133/2,698). As for the causes of injuries, tumble/falling accounted for the highest percentage (84.43%). Conclusions Schools should launch some targeted health education activities so as to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases in winter, popularize the safety consciousness and reduce the accidental injuries.
周珂, 丁以标, 柏品清, 王淮娟, 杨硕, 高青斌. 2014学年浦东新区中小学因病缺课监测情况分析[J]. 实用预防医学, 2017, 24(5): 605-608.
ZHOU Ke, DING Yi-biao, BO Pin-qing, WANG Huai-juan, YANG Shuo, GAO Qing-bin. Surveillance on illness-induced school absence among primary and secondary schools in Pudong New Area in the 2014 academic year. , 2017, 24(5): 605-608.